Another NYC Movie

I commenced my morning jog today and ran into an unusual scene for me (but certainly not an unusual scene for NYC) a block down the street. The road was littered with trucks, cameras and people setting up to film a movie. They were filming a man (who I didn't recognise) walking along the street as I ran passed (hopefully scoring myself a cameo).

When I returned they had moved closer to our apartment outside the PATH station (train that goes under the river to Jersey). After completing my jog I wandered back down to find out that the movie was called "Gods Behaving Badly," starring Christopher Walken, Sharon Stone and Alicia Silverstone.
I spoke to one of the many randoms trying to make themselves look important on set and found out Alicia Silverstone would be in the scene. I hung around as long as I could to catch a glimpse before the serious looking cop politely asked me to move along. My sense of humour abandoned me when I saw the automatic weapon he was carrying.

Rugby World Cup - All over again!

Four years ago, the big worm and I embarked on a pilgrimage to France to follow the Rugby World Cup. It was 2 months of adventure and excitement that gave us memories we'll have forever. It was the first time I met the girl - a random bar in Montpelier where she captured my heart. Four years on and the girl and I are living together here in NYC.

Although the US has a team in the World Cup it doesn't seem as though the country has much time for it. It has a lot to do with the time difference I'm sure, but when has the IRB had any interest to capture newer markets at the expense of serving the core nations interests.

The major theme of France 2007 was the random places we found ourselves integrating with the locals and fellow rugby fans, usually into the small hours of the morning. With the exception of our location, NZ 2011 was no different. The games, served to us on a big screen via satellite, were shown in various bars in which rugby fans flocked to.

Getting home to bed after the sun comes up is another recurring them, although surfacing after lunch is more of a struggle 4 years later.